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Table 3 Comparison of Various PCAT Domains among CHCs in Urban, Suburban, and Rural Areas

From: The quality of primary care in community health centers: comparison among urban, suburban and rural users in Shanghai, China

Domain

 

District

P value

Urban

Suburb

Rural

First contact (Utilization)

Mean

3.34C

3.68A

3.50B

< 0.001

SE

0.62

0.43

0.56

 

First contact (Accessibility)

Mean

2.57B

3.06A

3.02A

< 0.001

SE

0.44

0.34

0.48

 

Ongoing care

Mean

3.13B

3.31A

3.05C

< 0.001

SE

0.39

0.31

0.48

 

Coordination (Referral system)

Mean

3.07B

3.32A

3.25A

< 0.001

SE

0.72

0.49

0.51

 

Coordination (Information system)

Mean

2.82A

2.68B

2.78A

< 0.001

SE

0.35

0.41

0.36

 

Comprehensiveness (Available)

Mean

2.97C

3.45A

3.17B

< 0.001

SE

0.67

0.36

0.55

 

Comprehensiveness (Provided)

Mean

3.15B

3.45A

3.17B

< 0.001

SE

0.56

0.41

0.57

 

Family centeredness

Mean

3.35A

3.36A

3.11B

< 0.001

SE

0.62

0.59

0.66

 

Community orientation

Mean

2.96C

3.26A

3.10B

< 0.001

SE

0.64

0.52

0.61

 

Culturally competent

Mean

3.14B

3.37A

2.99C

< 0.001

SE

0.61

0.63

0.61

 

Total- PCAT

Mean

27.42C

29.61A

27.90B

< 0.001

SE

3.17

2.47

3.49

 
  1. Note: Bonferroni t-test was conducted. A indicated the group with the significant highest score, B with the middle, and C with the lowest one under the Bonferroni t-test. When two of the groups were not significantly different, there were only A and B